The Michigan Venture Capital Association is proud to continue offering the Venture Fellows Program to Michigan’s venture capital community. Supported by MEDC and launched in 2011, the program increases the number of venture professionals in Michigan to accelerate the fundraising and deployment of capital into early-stage companies.
Michigan’s entrepreneurial and investment community has seen success and profits from funding and employing diverse professionals, but more progress can be made. Although Michigan meets or exceeds the national average of diversity within our venture capital industry, the state has the opportunity set a benchmark for the industry that more clearly reflects representative populations. The Venture Fellow Program funding will focus on attracting talent to Michigan who are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse venture capital community in Michigan.
Currently, this program is not accepting any applications.
Eligibility
The venture capital firm must:
- Be headquartered in Michigan or with a Michigan office
- Be structured in a manner that has general partners receiving a
carry - Be dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial
and investment community in Michigan - Match at least 40% of the Venture Fellow’s annual salary
- Not have an existing venture fellow
- Be a member of MVCA
The Venture Fellow applicant must:
- Demonstrate significant ties to Michigan
- Be interested in making a meaningful contribution to the
Michigan entrepreneurial & investment community - Actively contribute to promoting a diverse and inclusive
entrepreneurial and investment community
Please contact Ara Topouzian, Executive Director at [email protected] for more details. MVCA does not negotiate fellowship decisions.
Venture Fellows
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William Blake III
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Senior Associate, Beringea -
John Bonhard
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Associate, Beringea -
Linda Chamberlain, Ph.D.
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Seema Chennamsetty
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Brett deMarrais
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Principal, Ludlow Ventures -
Brandon Epstein
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Senior Associate, Detroit Venture Partners -
Kathryn Garry
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Management Fellow, St. Joseph Mercy Health System -
Sabrina Hadinoto
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Samual Hogg
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Venture Partner, Open Prairie Ventures -
Reda Jaber
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Director of Business Development at Gemphire Therapeutics and Partner at IncWell -
Kayla Kavanaugh
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Analyst, Grand Ventures -
Brad Lichota
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Senior Analyst, RPM Ventures -
Josh Lin
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Chief of Staff, Apto -
Hirak Parikh
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Venture Partner, Augment Ventures -
Ashwin Puri
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Analyst, Invest Detroit Ventures -
Daniel Ratliff
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Senior Associate, Fontinalis Partners -
Blake Robbins
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Associate, Ludlow Ventures -
Jacob Simon
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Senior Analyst, Fontinalis Partners -
Jared Stasik
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Vice President, Detroit Venture Partners -
Jeremy Werner
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Senior Associate, Beringea -
Nic Wetzler
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Director, Augment Ventures -
Adrian Fortino
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Partner, Mercury Fund